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@whitnage

Former librarian in the great state of Ten-O-C. Long suffering Titans & UT fan. Caregiver. Dog mom. Politics nerd. Movie aficionado. Watcher of terrible reality shows.

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State Medicaid budgets will decline by $665 billion under new federal law, report finds • Tennessee Lookout State Medicaid budgets will be cut by $665 billion over the next decade due to President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

State Medicaid budgets will be reduced by a total of $665 billion over the next decade, after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts federal investment in the health insurance program, according to a new analysis.

08.03.2026 18:40 👍 9 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1

Half a million Lebanese people have been displaced by Israeli attacks.

08.03.2026 18:46 👍 34 🔁 22 💬 2 📌 0

The flaw in this plan (and this piece) is the presumption that there are "good" patrons who "deserve" to use the library and there are "bad" patrons who are provisionally "allowed" to use the library. This is ass backwards.

The library is there the most for those who need the most

08.03.2026 18:26 👍 23 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

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The Trump Administration's choice to end their "Shield for the Americas" summit with the Monty Python Flying Circus theme march is inspired. I take back everything bad I ever said about the regime

(That ~2 second dropped signal is, I assume, some AV guy cackling as he zooms in on Kristi Noem)

07.03.2026 17:08 👍 319 🔁 106 💬 26 📌 38

In this afternoon's filing, Rodriguez's attorneys said the quiet part out loud — they believe she was targeted for being a journalist: “These facts indicate retaliation against Rodríguez in violation of the First Amendment."

07.03.2026 00:31 👍 190 🔁 73 💬 3 📌 1
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The president who took us to a war nobody wanted (and is covering for powerful pedophiles) is now holding our government hostage until Congress passes a law that makes it easier for him to maintain power

Imagine if this were happening in another country

08.03.2026 15:28 👍 867 🔁 372 💬 118 📌 41

If the murder of your son doesn't affect your vote, nothing will. Tell me it's not a cult.

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POPULAR INFO: “Saudi Crown Prince MBS reportedly urged Trump to attack Iran — a top regional rival… MBS’s influence with Trump has grown as the Saudi government invested billions in projects that personally enrich Trump & his son-in-law Jared Kushner.” popular.info/p/the-money-...

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NASHVILLE BANNER on Estefany Rodríguez: “A reporter who faced death threats in her home country could now be sent back by ICE.”

Her attorneys allege its retaliation for her NASHVILLE NOTICIAS reporting on ICE.

www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/ma...

07.03.2026 17:58 👍 868 🔁 401 💬 21 📌 9

The chef's coat is an efficient way to let everyone know you're a prick before you even open your mouth

06.03.2026 20:45 👍 23 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0

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We estimate the economic benefits to the United States of continuing to honor TPS for Haitians in this brief, where I was lead amicus —>

www.aclunorcal.org/sites/defaul...

07.03.2026 05:31 👍 22 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

350,000 peoples’ lives hang in the balance. A majority entered the U.S. legally and have never been in violation of any immigration law. They’ve had to go through multiple background checks. And yet they’re hanging on by a thread, even though the situation in Haiti hasn’t gotten any better.

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Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target Did the US military use Anthropic's Claude to select targets in its weekend operations in Iran, with devastating results?

There it is. “Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target” 3/6/26 … 1/

06.03.2026 22:53 👍 580 🔁 321 💬 40 📌 31
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Journalist's detention by ICE sparks legal controversy - Nashville Banner Estefany Rodríguez, a Nashville Noticias journalist, alleges that her detention by ICE was retaliation for her critical coverage of the agency

NEW: Challenged to provide a warrant for journalist Estefany Rodriguez’s arrest on Friday, ICE provided a crumpled form missing key information. Judge Eli Richardson ordered show cause briefings.

nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/06/i...

07.03.2026 00:26 👍 47 🔁 19 💬 0 📌 2

“Talarico can throw down, verse for verse, against the most Bible-humping Republicans Texas has to offer, but…I believe these people vote for white supremacy and the oppression of others…they’re followers of white privilege & whatever version of religion they can manipulate to support it.”
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06.03.2026 18:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Nashville Noticias staffer Estefany Rodríguez was detained by ICE in South Nashville on Wednesday morning. There was no warrant for her arrest. Her attorneys have filed an emergency petition in federal court seeking a writ of habeas corpus, or an immediate review of whether or not her detention is legal. 

Rodríguez, who was in the car with her husband — a U.S. citizen — has been following all the legal steps to citizenship. In her job, Rodríguez has reported several stories that hold ICE accountable, and it’s unclear whether her detention was retaliation. As of Thursday afternoon, she was in Alabama en route to an ICE processing center in Louisiana.

Nashville Noticias staffer Estefany Rodríguez was detained by ICE in South Nashville on Wednesday morning. There was no warrant for her arrest. Her attorneys have filed an emergency petition in federal court seeking a writ of habeas corpus, or an immediate review of whether or not her detention is legal. Rodríguez, who was in the car with her husband — a U.S. citizen — has been following all the legal steps to citizenship. In her job, Rodríguez has reported several stories that hold ICE accountable, and it’s unclear whether her detention was retaliation. As of Thursday afternoon, she was in Alabama en route to an ICE processing center in Louisiana.

Something I don’t think can be emphasized enough is how fast ICE is shipping the people they detain off to another state. “Move fast and break things” but for people in potentially life or death situations. nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/05/j...

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Not regime change- societal collapse

06.03.2026 14:47 👍 817 🔁 340 💬 41 📌 21
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As @pabloreports.bsky.social says, every journalist should be speaking out for Estefany Rodriguez here in Nashville.

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DVhdNba...

06.03.2026 15:06 👍 617 🔁 223 💬 5 📌 7
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The U.S. unexpectedly loses 92,000 jobs, adding to worries about the economy The job market showed further signs of weakness last month as employers cut 92,000 jobs. The unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%, from 4.3% in January.

The job market showed further signs of weakness last month as employers cut 92,000 jobs. The unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%, from 4.3% in January. n.pr/4ucqZuv

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